Dhu Varren railway station
Dhu Varren  | |
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| Location | Portrush Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°WCoordinates: 55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W / 55.19639°N 6.66139°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1969 2008 | Station opened Station refurbished |
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Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn)[1] is a railway halt in the townland of Glenmanus at the western edge of Portrush in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an unstaffed halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line, less than a mile from the terminus, with a single platform.
It was opened on 10 February 1969[2] mainly to cater for travel to the station at Coleraine University.[3]
Service[]
Monday to Friday, the first 2 trains from Portrush are through trains to Great Victoria street then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush
On Saturdays, the first train from Portrush is a through train to Great Victoria street.For the rest of the day, an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush
On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and Coleraine, and a service extension to Great Victoria street every two hours.
References[]
- ^ "Dúbhearn/Dhu Varren".
- ^ "Dhu Varren station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways. Vol. 16–Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X.
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